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Lepontine Alps
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Part of the Central Alps, the Lepontines are located on the Swiss-Italian border, due east of the Bernese Oberland. Though milder in stature than the Oberland, these sharp rocky peaks generally have more lush vegetation and better weather, although severe thunderstorms sometimes rise from the hot Italian plains. The Swiss side is generally steeper, its abrupt walls and glacier-filled cirques hanging spectacularly above the Val Bregaglia, one of the most beautiful valleys in the Alps.
Peaks of Lepontine Alps
Check out any of the following peaks for additional information:
- Blinnenhorn - 10981 ft./3347 m.
- Cima Della Laurasca - 7195 ft./2193 m.
- Hübschhorn - 10472 ft./3192 m.
- Klein Furkahorn - 9928 ft./3026 m.
- Monte Dizgrazia - 12067 ft./3678 m.
- Monte Giove - 9872 ft./3009 m.
- Monte Leone - 11657 ft./3553 m.
- Wasenhorn (Terrarossa) - 10650 ft./3246 m.